Display-counter.



E. FRIEDRICH DISPLAY COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 1. 191 3.

1 1. 0%, 985 Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

- l/lWEI'I/TOI? Edema/a fFzaizvcA ATTORNEYS I UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE nnwnnn FRIEDRICH, for sin memo, TEXAS.

To all-whom flimsy concern 1 J i; 1

Be' it known that I, Eownno Fmnnmon, a citizen of the United States,- and a State of Texas, have invented a new" and Imp oved Display-Counter',. of, which the following is a full, clear, and exact descripe tion.

My invention relates particularly to grit cery counters having; aseries of drawers at the back thereof,'and more especially to-a novel form of sample containers, and means for supporting and removably retaining the sample containers at the front of the counter. I

The invention will be particularly explained in the specific description following.

Reference is to be had to the-accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifieation,-in which similar characters, of reference' indicate corresponding parts in all the views, .v I

Figure 1 is a front elevation of-a counter having my-improved sample containers and retaining means; Fig. '2 is a transverse vertical section; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryv horizontal'section.

The counter 10'may be of any approved form having any desired rangementwf drawers 11. The'counte'r has a closed vertical front 12, and supported on the front 12, about in line with the bottom of-the drawers, "are forwardly projecting shelves 13 which are of trapezoidal shape to present outwardly convergent I sides. Said shelves are each adapted to receive and support a sample container: 14, which will thus be positioned in front of each drawer 11. a

; The'containers 14 are-of glass to be trans "arent and are tra ezoid'l in cross sectionto-correspond -with' the shape of the; supporting'shelves l3.v The" upper ends of of anyapproved form to exclude the dust,

the containers areiopent but may be provided with a movable "closure or cover 14 here shown as simply a flat cover resting on top of the container. The height of the container with its cover is such as to be snugly received between two shelves 13. In connection with the containers and their shelves I employ skeleton retaining frames, comprising vertical strips or side rails 15 1'6 and connecting bars. The bars are positioned to correspond with the posi- H Specification of Letters Patent. I t 1 Application filed November 1, 191g. Serial no. 798,649.

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tions' of the shelves l3, and the intermediate bars numbered 17 are ofa width considered vertically,

intermediate shelves 13, while the lower cross bar 18 is of a width to project'ab'ove the lower shelf 13 and the top cross bar 19 isof a width to extend below an element 13 disposed on the counterof the uppermost container 1e. Adjacent side strips 15 of a pair of skeleton frames care hinged to a fiXed vertical member 20 on the counter, while the vertical strips or rails l6 at the free ends of each palrof frames are adapted to swing into aclosed position adjacent to a fixed vertical strip 21 on the counter. Any suitable hinges 22 may be" employed for hingsecuring the skeleton frames, and for lg v -loc 'ng the free ends. of the two. frames I may employ any known form of lock 23. The lock is conventionally, indicated in Fig. 3, as being of that form of lock in which two bolts 24 may, be-f projected or withdrawn at two I'opposite sidesby any suitable key-25;. v j By the described construction the trans.

above the top I to project above and below ,the'

parent containersl l will afford a view ofthe samples a from theiz'rontsziand sides; I

are securely held against and the containers displacement by the skeleton frames.1 At

the same time the said frames when swung open on their hingeswill-aflord ready access to {the containers for renewing their contents or for any other attention thatthey may require.- The cross bars 17, itwill be noted, conform to the shape of the trapezoidal containers, and the overlapping of the'containers, both at the upper and lowerends of the latter, properly retains the containers in osition. The side rails 15; lfiyof the sine eton frames are beveled at their inner sides, so that they also coni form to the sides of the containers; and

their closing against the outer surfaces of the trapczoldal containers results in an effective clamping action on the latter. The

swinging open of the skeleton frames will remove all obstruction from in front of the shelves for the convenient placing or rekmoval of the containers. The bulging character of the attachment improves the ap pearance of the counter, results in an effec tive display of the samples, and affords convenient access to the containers when required.

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their inner faces to conform to the coniormation of the containers at the sides, and'cross liars extending between the side rails in pos tions corresponding With the shelves, the cross bars being of a Width considered vertically to extend beyond the shelves and overlap the containers, and means for fastening the skeleton frame in closed position.

2. in a sample display attachment for counters, a series of shelves projecting forwardly from the front of the counter, a vertical series of transparent samplecontainers of a height to it between adjacent shelves,

there being a member on the counter to ex tend over" the uppermost container, the sides of the shelves and containers being convergent in a forward direction, and a skeleton frame composed of vertical side rails and cross bars,the frame being,- hinged at one side to the counter, the cross bars being positioned to correspond with the positions of the shelves and conforming to the sides and front'of the shelves and containers and being of a Widthvertically to overlap the containers.

3, in a sample display attachment for counters, a verticalseries of shelves projecting forwardly from the front of the counter and each presenting side edges anda front edge, a series of transparent containers fitting between'the shelves, and a skeleton reframe hinged at one side to the taining counter and having cross bars corresponding to the positions of the shelves, said cross bars in the closed-positions overlapping the containers.

a. In .a sample display attachment for counters, a'vertical series of shelves project ing forwardly from the front of the counter, a transparent container on each of said shelves, and a skeleton retaining frame com- H1011 to the containe s and shelves and serving to lock said containers in place on the shelves.

5. In a counter, a sample display attachment, comprising shelves projecting forwardly from the fronto the counter, bulging containers on said shelves, and a skeleton retaining frame having cross bars corresponding With the bulging containers, said cross bars being positioned to correspond with the POSltlOil of the shelves and {overlap the'containers, to'lock the same in lace. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD FRIEDRICH.

Witnesses HEN BY Bonannn,

F. D BLACK. 

